How Did Slavery Contribute To The Development Of The Colonies In The 18th And 18th Century

Throughout the Seventeenth and Eighteenth century, the development of the New World colonies in British North America and Barbados by Britain and its colonists made use of the option of slavery to benefit the new colonies economy. The reason that slavery was appealing towards the settlers was due to the strenuous labour and long hours necessary to grow cash crops on plantations. It takes time and effort to grow these crops, and the main crops we will be focusing on are sugar, tobacco, and rice. Since running a plantation is costly and timely, settlers and the elite in Britain attempted to achieve maximum profits with little or no pay towards the workers. through importing slaves into the colonies; mostly through the trans-atlantic slave trade, the British and their colonies were able to gain large amounts of revenue through the hard work of these slaves. The men and women that were transferred from their homes by the Royal African Company; as well as local African American people, put in all the effort they had throughout the uneasy tasks they were asked to do. These men and women were not compensated correctly, and were treated poorly. Yet, without the use of these slaves, the colonists would have never been able to produce
However, they were very aware of the challenges and costs of forming colonies. In resort, the British decided that slavery would be appropriate in these circumstances, and they turned to The Royal African Company of England and the transatlantic slave trade for these slaves. “The Royal African Company of England shipped more enslaved African women, men, and children to the Americas than any other single institution during the entire period of the transatlantic slave trade.” These slaves faced brutal conditions and treatment, but had no other choice but to leave